Button fastener



.Iun 4, 1940.

A. lLLscHE I 2,203,017

BUTTON FASTENER Filed sept. 21, 1937 Patented June 4, 1940 srArE-s 2,z03,ou

:PATENT oFFic-'E *2203,01': .'*BU'r'roN FAsTENE-R I'Arthur'Illsclie, Bye, '-N.1Y. 4 1.:,Appucation-september 21, mensen-ramo. 164,843

' 7Claims.

V:This invention relates to-fasteners of a type -suitableivf'or generalusebut specially designed, .as vherein embodied, for -detachably sec'uringv butltons; ornamJents-andl other articles' l-to fabric v and more particularly to -wearing'apparel and lis a continuation, 'in part,y of fan'application on which Letters PatentNo.-f2,l27-,363,--were granted to me 'August 16, 1938.

In" thel patent referredv to, lthe' fastener consists "of two'memberswhi'ch are of frustro-conical form and screw-threadedf'for engagement 'one-with the other, i With the fabric* -interposed,v without puncturefbetween them. "The'l' frustro-conical form given the members enables them to bey securely engagedfthrou'gh fabrics of :different thickness as represented, 'for example; fby summer and winter Wei'ghtSfOfwomen-*s'dress materials and avoids the'necessity of vproducing fthe fasteners in different Ssizes lfor vdifferent'thicknesses of material.

In the present embodiment 'of '-the invention, Iv againV employ 'the'frustro-conicalfeature, -above referred to, to lregula-.te engagement'ibetween the fastener members;accordingy to the thickness of the fabric to which the-button or the llike is to be detach'ably secured.

As there may be objection to binding the fabric -between theftwo screw-threaded i fastener members, -as 1 above described, lI- have *devised :a formflof fastener in which thefengagement between the two screw-threadedflmembers -or 'their equivalent, operates a pair of clamp jaws which, in -closing,--a'tta'ch the-fabric securely to an eyelet of the button. In other words, the clamp serves as a substitute for the ordinary attaching thread used to sew the button to a garment and the opening and closing of the clamp is controlled by the screW-t-hreaded members or their equivalent.

The above mentioned and other features of the invention will be explained at greater length in the detail description which follows:

In the accompanying drawing I have shown a form of fastener vsuitable for embodying my invention but do not wish to be understood as intending to limit myself to either the exact construction or arrangement illustrated, as various changes may be made therein without departing :from the spirit and scope of the inventio-n as outlined in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 shows a form of the fastener in which the fabric is secured in an eyelet of the button (shown in section) by a two-member screwthreaded clamp.

Fig. la shows eyeletted buttons of the type illustrated in Fig. '1, now in common use yand well' known in the art.

Fig. 2 is-a cross section on the line S2, s2,^of Fig. 1.

Fig. y3 is a view o-n an enlarged' scale,'showing the members o-f- Fig. 1, in assembled relation, but separated somewhat for cleamess of illustration, with parts appearing in section.

Fig. 4 shows a modification of the F'ig.y 1 form.

Fig. 5 shows a rearrangement of the Fig.-4 members with relation to lthe fabric.

i Referring now to the drawing, l is a diagrammatic representation of abutton, ornament or other article Jto be d'eta'chably Secured to a fabric, indicated-I at 2.

:In'iFigs.. ly to 3,'inclusive, 'the button I, yprovided onl its vunderside with a'fixedwire eyelet or loop .15, is a form well known in the art, and to bind ythe :fabric inthis-eyelet or loop, I- emplo-y a clamp consisting-of an -fl approximately U or v-shaped .memberf|6,1 having-a pair of clamping jaws 'l'I-Uat its vupper end. VThe jaws arenormally heldfl-fseparatedl'by the spring actionof thelower reduced portion |8 of the lmember and are closed by a vthreaded ringY nut 19, engaging thef--taperf' given the threaded portion-regulatesy the extent of engagement by the female member according-to-fl-thetthickness of-*the fabriccaught between the clamp jaws., in the same manner as is done in my prior patent above referred to, by giving the members a frustro-conical form to accommodate different thicknesses of interposed fabric.

To secure the button to the fabric, the member IB, positioned on the opposite side of the fabric from the button, is pressed upwardV against the eyelet or loop of the button with suiiicient force to spring itinto the same, with the fabric interposed between the engaged members, as shown in Fig. 3. 'I'he ring nut IQ is then screwed home on the member IG to close the clamp jaws ll within the button eyelet or loop and securely bind the fabric therein. To detach the button, the ring nut is unscrewed, the member I 6, by a downward pull, is sprung off the button eyelet or loop and the button is freed.

The modification shown in Fig. 4 differs from that of Figs. l and 3,'in having a pivoted lever, in the form of a clamp ring Zl, substituted for the ring nut l9. The clamp ring 2l is pivoted at 22 in one of the jaws of the member IG and coacts with the tapered toothed edge 23 of the member IB, to close and open the jaws thereof. Here again, the taper given the toothed edge regulates the extent of engagement, according to the thickness of the fabric held between the clamp jaws, as above explained with reference to Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive.

Fig. 5 shows the above described fastener (Fig. 4) positioned differently With respect to the fabric. In this figure the button and the fastener are on the outer side of the fabric and the member Hi is sewed fast to the fabric, as indicated at 24. In this arrangement, the clamp member engages the button eyelet or loop directly Without having the fabric interposed between them.

As the use of the fastener and its many limportant advantages will be apparent from the foregoing, it will not be necessary to further describe the same.

Having described my invention, I claim:

l. A fastener for detachably securing an eyeletted button, ornament or other article to a fabric, comprising two engaging members one of which is provided With clamping jaws for engaging the eyelet of the button or the like through the fabric without puncturing or piercing the fabric, the last mentioned member being tapered to regulate engagement With the other fastener member according to the thickness of the fabric and having a surface formation With Which the other member cooperates to close the clamping jaws and maintain them closed upon the fabric in the eyelet of the button or the like.

2. A fastener for detachably securing an eyeletted button, ornament or other article to a fabric, comprising two engaging members one of Which is provided With a pair of spring-held clamping jaws adapted to be sprung into engagement with the eyelet of the button or the like with the fabric interposed without puncture between them, the last mentioned fastener member being tapered to regulate engagement with the other fastener member according to the thickness of the fabric, and having a surface formation With Which the other member cooperates to close the clamping jaws and maintain them closed upon the fabric in the eyelet of the button or the like.

3. A fastener for detachably securing an eyeletted button, ornament or other article to a fabric, comprising two engaging members one of which is provided with clamping jaws for engaging the eyelet of the button or the like through the fabric Without puncturing the fabric, the last mentioned member being tapered to regulate engagement with the other fastener member according to the thickness of the fabric, and having a surface formation With which the other member, in the form of a pivoted lever, cooperates to close the clamping jaws and maintain them closed upon the fabric in the eyelet of the button or the like. v

4. A fastener for detachably securing an eyeletted button, ornament or other article to a fabric, comprising two engaging members one of which is provided With clamping jaws for engaging the eyelet of the button or the like through the fabric without puncturing or piercing the fabric, the last mentioned member being tapered to regulate engagement with the other fastener member according to the thickness of the fabric, the said member having a toothed surface formation with which the other member, in the form of a ring pivoted to one of the clamping jaws, cooperates to close said jaws and maintain them closed upon the fabric in4 theL I eyelet of the button or thelike.

5. A fastener comprising two cooperatingmeme bers, one of the members being tapered and terminating at its larger end in spring clamping jaws, the said member having a surface. formation on the tapered portion thereof engageable by the other member to close the clamping jaws, the,

last mentioned member being in the form of a ring pivoted to the member with which 'it .co-

operates.

6. A fastener comprising two cooperating mem bers, one of the members being tapered and terminating at its larger end in spring clamping jaws, the said member having a surface formation on the tapered portion thereof engageable by the other member to close the clamping jaws, the last mentioned member being in the form of a ring plvoted to one of the jaws,

7. A fastener comprising two cooperating members, one of the members being tapered and terminating at its larger end in spring clamping jaws, the said member having a surface formation on the tapered portion thereof engageable by the other member to close the clamping jaws, the last mentioned member being in the form of a link pivoted to one of the jaws. 

